Mary Marie Abelergon’s Messy Diary Dream of Divorced Life
A thirteen year old narrator writes of a planned split life between her divorcing parents, seeking to publish a diary as a novel. She frets about spelling, loves love stories, and imagines a double half time with Mother in Boston and Father at home. The piece blends self aware humor with dramatic family change and hopeful independence.
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Diary Confession Sparks Early Novel Plan
Fragment from a diary notes its dual role as daily record and future novel, acknowledging internal rules about naming its sections. The speaker contemplates transforming the diary into chapters for a forthcoming work.
I Was Born in a Night of Stars and Strife
A child narrator recalls a night birth, her father the astronomer focused on constellations, and the household tension over naming her Mary Marie. She notes stark contrasts with other families, a distant father, and a mother overwhelmed by illness, revealing unusual family dynamics and a sense of being small and insignifcant.
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Popular Misconception on Rates for Electrical Service
Two persistent misconceptions about electrical service rates persist despite corrections. One claim is that rates are based on watered stock, a notion repeatedly challenged in editorials and public notices from the era.
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